Todd Burkhalter, 54岁, 认罪 经营一个3.8亿美元的庞氏计划, 谎报房地产支持和使用资金用于奢侈品购买。 Todd Burkhalter, 54, pleaded guilty to running a $380 million Ponzi scheme, falsely claiming real estate backing and using funds for luxury purchases.

Florida州圣彼得堡54岁的Todd Burkhalter, 承认犯有电线欺诈罪, Todd Burkhalter, 54, of St. Petersburg, Florida, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a $380 million Ponzi scheme run through his Alpharetta-based firm, Drive Planning LLC, defrauding over 2,000 investors. 检察官说,他谎称投资有房地产支持,保证季度收益10%,同时利用资金购买奢侈品,包括200万美元的游艇、墨西哥的210万美元的公寓和私人喷气式飞机。 Prosecutors say he falsely claimed investments were backed by real estate, promising 10% quarterly returns, while using funds for luxury purchases including a $2 million yacht, a $2.1 million condo in Mexico, and private jets. 他误导了投资者,包括使用退休储蓄的投资者,并且不顾2024年3月启动的联邦调查,继续推行这一计划。 He misled investors, including those using retirement savings, and continued the scheme despite a federal investigation launched in March 2024. 法院指定的接收人正在追回资产,但不可能完全归还。 A court-appointed receiver is recovering assets, but full restitution is unlikely. Burkhalter将被判处约17.5年监禁。 Burkhalter faces a sentence of about 17.5 years in prison.